This link was posted in the latest LocalHarvest.org newsletter:
California State University, Chico is hosting a conference on sustainability next week, Mar 1-3:
In case someone didn't already post this, there's an article in today's Sac Bee about buying local meat:
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/15/4263722/sacramento-area-families-buy-meat.html
The article doesn't have a lot of depth, but it shows that more people are aware of the benefits of buying from local farms, and it provides a contact information for a couple of local ranchers who sell to the public.
I've been enjoying the audiobook version of Joel Salatin's book "Folks, this Aint Normal...", and today's email newsletter from Peaceful Valley included a link to a talk he gave locally:
I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm sure he has something interesting to say.